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Infrastructure that holds the line.

We build server architecture, process automation and AI integrations for businesses worldwide. No fluff — stable, predictable, always in your control.

Discuss your project What we do
  • 10+years in IT
  • 99.9%target uptime
  • 24/7monitoring
  • EU / globallocations
Services

What we do

From a bare server to a full DevOps practice and automated workflows.

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Server infrastructure

VPS / dedicated / bare-metal setup: nginx, Docker, reverse proxy (Traefik, Caddy), backups, monitoring. Hetzner, AWS, GCP, on-prem.

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DevOps & CI/CD

dev → stage → prod pipelines, containerization, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), systematic releases, blue-green / canary deploys.

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Process automation

Integrations across CRMs, mail, messengers, documents. n8n, Temporal, custom scripts, glue between dozens of APIs.

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AI integrations & agents

Claude / OpenAI / local LLMs in your systems. RAG, MCP servers, vector DBs, assistants, document processing.

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Web development

Landing pages, corporate sites, web apps in Node.js / Python / Go. WordPress, headless CMS. SSL, performance, SEO.

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Technical audit

Infrastructure, security and performance audit. Report, modernization plan, documentation, knowledge transfer to your team.

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Migrations & modernization

From legacy to modern stack, from shared hosting to VPS / Kubernetes, from ad-hoc to IaC. Zero-downtime migrations.

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Security & compliance

Hardening, secret management (Vault), Wireguard / VPN, fail2ban, vulnerability audits, backups with proven recovery.

Why us

What sets us apart

⚑ Owner-operated

You talk to the person who designs and builds, not a layer of account managers. Faster decisions, transparent ownership.

⚑ Everything under version control

Infrastructure and configs live in git. IaC by default, manual changes documented. A bad change rolls back in a minute.

⚑ Honest constraints

We tell you what fits the deadline and what doesn't. What we do best, and what's better given to specialists. No overpromise.

⚑ No vendor lock-in

Your stack runs on standard, open tooling. Documentation, access and knowledge are handed over fully. You can take it back anytime.

Approach

How we work

  1. 01

    Conversation

    We understand the task, the constraints and the expected outcome. Honest about what's realistic and what's not.

  2. 02

    Plan

    We fix the scope, milestones and acceptance criteria. No vague language — every step is verifiable.

  3. 03

    Execution

    Iterative delivery with transparent status. All in git, all under version control, with rollback at hand.

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    Handover

    Documentation, access, runbooks. Your team has full control. Ongoing support is optional, not required.

Technology

What we work with

Modern open stack. No exotica, no single-vendor lock-in.

Infrastructure & cloud

  • Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Alpine
  • Hetzner
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • DigitalOcean
  • Cloudflare
  • on-prem / bare-metal

Containers & orchestration

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Podman
  • Kubernetes
  • k3s
  • Helm
  • Nginx
  • Traefik
  • Caddy
  • HAProxy

Databases & queues

  • PostgreSQL
  • pgvector
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Redis
  • MongoDB
  • ClickHouse
  • SQLite
  • RabbitMQ
  • Kafka
  • NATS

Backend & frameworks

  • Node.js
  • Bun
  • Deno
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Django
  • Go
  • Rust
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Express
  • NestJS

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • Svelte
  • SvelteKit
  • Astro
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Vite

AI & automation

  • Claude API
  • OpenAI API
  • Gemini
  • MCP
  • Anthropic SDK
  • RAG
  • Qdrant
  • Weaviate
  • Ollama
  • local LLMs
  • n8n
  • Temporal
  • Airflow

DevOps & observability

  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Jenkins
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Pulumi
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Loki
  • Sentry
  • Uptime Kuma

Security & networking

  • Let's Encrypt
  • UFW
  • fail2ban
  • Wireguard
  • OpenVPN
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • 1Password
  • SOPS
  • age

CMS & platforms

  • WordPress
  • Strapi
  • Ghost
  • Directus
  • Payload CMS
  • Supabase
Contact

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